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Open source ARM Debugger
By johntactiq
#190499
Hi All,

I am using the GNU ARM eclipse toolchain under Windows 8.1 and have a problem with OpenOCD failing to exit when I stop a debugging session. It means that when I try to start a new session I get an error "'Launching xx OpenOCD' has encountered a problem. Debug session 'xx OpenOCD' already started. Terminate the first one before restarting". Sometimes Task manager cannot see OpenOCD running, sometimes it can but then the End Task button cannot stop it running. Sometimes if I leave the system for a period it will timeout and I can then start a new session.

I've tried reinstalling eclipse and the GNU ARM tools and OpenOCD but the problem remains.

The installer was gnuarmeclipse-openocd-win64-0.9.0-201505190955-setup.exe with build tools gnuarmeclipse-build-tools-win64-2.6-201507152002-setup.exe

Any thoughts on what could cause this and how to fix it on my system?

Thanks, John